
Red Badge of Courage; An Episode of the American Civil War
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The Red Badge of Courage tells the story of Henry Fleming, a young soldier who enlists in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Fleming is initially motivated by a desire for glory and adventure, but he soon learns that war is a brutal and terrifying experience. He is forced to confront his own fears and weaknesses, and he ultimately comes to a greater understanding of himself and the world around him. The novel is a classic of American literature and is considered one of the greatest war novels ever written.Book Details
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Stephen Crane
United States
Stephen Crane's fiction is typically categorized as representative of Naturalism, American realism, Impressionism or a mixture of the three. Critic Sergio Perosa, for example, wrote in his essay, "Ste...
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